Donna Duncan is an experienced public sector board member and executive with extensive healthcare and post-secondary education experience. Most recently, Donna served as the President and CEO of the Hincks-Dellcrest Centre, Toronto’s largest children’s mental health treatment, research and teaching centre and a University of Toronto community affiliate, serving more than 8,000 families annually. Donna led Hincks-Dellcrest through transformational change and extensive programmatic and quality improvements, culminating in Hincks-Dellcrest’s integration with The Hospital for Sick Children in 2017.
Before her role with Hincks-Dellcrest, Donna served on The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) executive team, where she successfully led the campaign to secure approvals for the transformational redevelopment of CAMH’s Queen Street campus. She also has extensive government experience, having served in senior staff roles with federal and provincial ministers and the United Nations.
Donna has a deep commitment to advocacy and volunteerism. In addition to her service on the Board of Kids Brain Health Network, she sits on the Board of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the Board of Children’s Mental Health Ontario. Most recently, Donna chaired the Board of Seneca College and the provincial College Employer Council.